Quote Originally Posted by MARK EG
Minimal techno is the new thing whether you like it or not.

I love it for sure BUT let's be honest, we did hear about this 10 years ago via Rob Hood.

Anyway, loving some of this shit. Just need to discuss this more.

Why are we alll going minimal??????????????????

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Are *we*? :)
I must admit, I still only consider it warm up music in a proper techno club, but I really do see its appeal.

It's at a house tempo which gives it crossover appeal. It is often quite inventive, far more so than a lot of other techno being released at the moment. It has become so big now that the force and energy behind it is driving it along and picking up lots of new fans along the way, Many of the labels and producers are buzzing, they're excited, and as a result sparks are flying. It's not that much minimal that *really* moves me but I can see what people are getting from it for sure.

It might be covering old ground, but I've heard new ideas in the current wave of minimal. Of the more accomplished minimal producers going, I often hear very interesting combinations or splicing of syles going on.

Again, I only think it's one part of the jigsaw... but a lot of it is good, intelligent music that's very well programmed. It's easy to slate it if you're more into hard techno, but the fact is that much of this stuff holds more substance in terms of musical quality.